because keyword appears both in get and in post. You can try:
form=SQLFORM.factory(
Field('keyword',
default=keyword,
)
_method="GET")
or
form=SQLFORM.factory(
Field('keyword',
default=request.vars.keyword,
))
if form.accepts(request.post_vars, session):
response.flash = 'Submitted'
really depends on what you need.
On Oct 7, 7:50 pm, iiijjjiii <iiijjj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to provide a default value for an input textbox using
> request.vars but am seeing some unusual behaviour.
>
> Here is my controller:
>
> def search():
> keyword = ''
> if 'keyword' in request.vars:
> keyword = request.vars.keyword
> form=SQLFORM.factory(
> Field('keyword',
> default=keyword,
> )
> )
> if form.accepts(request.vars, session):
> response.flash = 'Submitted'
> return dict(form=form)
>
> The view is basic.
>
> {{extend 'layout.html'}}
> {{=form}}
>
> I am calling it like this:
>
> http://www.example.com/demo/default/search?keyword=web2py
>
> When the page first displays, the input has the default as expected.
> However on subsequent submits, the input value is changed to a list
> with the keyword appended:
>
> Submit Input value
> 0 web2py
> 1 ['web2py', 'web2py'].
> 2 ['web2py', "['web2py', 'web2py']"]
> ...
>
> This has something to do with my using the name 'keyword' for both the
> field and the default value provided in the URL. If I use a different
> name for the field it works normally.
>
> I see something similar if I replicate the default value in the URL.
> For example, this URL
>
> http://www.example.com/demo/default/search?keyword=web2py&keyword=web2py
>
> sets the input default to ['web2py', 'web2py']
>
> Is this a bug or expected behaviour?
>
> Is there a better way to permit a flexible default value for a field?
